31st of August 1962, Independence day was achieved for me and youFifty years of independence, come let's rejoiceFifty years of independence, come let's rejoiceOur nation owned its freedom and liberty of choiceTrinidad and Tobago, zindabadTrinidad and Tobago, zindabad.

And no matter where I go, I representing TrinbagoAnd I don't care what they say, 'cause I'm a Trini all the way ...ey-ey, ey-eyWe celebrate Trinbago ...oh-oh, oh-ohRed, White and Black we display ...ey-ey, ey-ey'Cause I'm a Trini all the way'Cause I'm a Trini all the way.

And no matter where I go, I representing TrinbagoAnd I don't care what they say, 'cause I'm a Trini all the way ...ey-ey, ey-eyWe celebrate Trinbago ...oh-oh, oh-ohRed, White and Black we display ...ey-ey, ey-ey'Cause I'm a Trini all the way'Cause I'm a Trini all the way.

Today we stand together, proud of our diversityOur people food and culture blended in harmonyWe must defeat all the evils, this we should believeWe must defeat all the evils, this we should believe'Cause together we aspire, together we achieve'Cause together we aspire, together we achieve.

And no matter where I go, I representing TrinbagoAnd I don't care what they say, 'cause I'm a Trini all the way ...ey-ey, ey-eyWe celebrate Trinbago ...oh-oh, oh-ohRed, White and Black we display ...ey-ey, ey-ey'Cause I'm a Trini all the way'Cause I'm a Trini all the way.

Our music brings us together, unifying everyoneJust look at Carnival and equality under the sunDisplay your national colours to the world, show it proudDisplay your national colours to the world, show it proudLong live Trinidad and Tobago and sing the chorus loudLong live Trinidad and Tobago and sing the chorus loud.

And no matter where I go, I representing TrinbagoAnd I don't care what they say, 'cause I'm a Trini all the way ...ey-ey, ey-eyWe celebrate Trinbago ...oh-oh, oh-ohRed, White and Black we display ...ey-ey, ey-ey'Cause I'm a Trini all the way'Cause I'm a Trini all the way.

We must take a stand against all the crime and hateThis is a cause to which we must ourselves dedicateLet's bring back our paradise called sweet T&TLet's bring back our paradise called sweet T&TThe time has come to take back our beloved countryThe time has come to take back our beloved country.

And no matter where I go, I representing TrinbagoAnd I don't care what they say, 'cause I'm a Trini all the way ...ey-ey, ey-eyWe celebrate Trinbago ...oh-oh, oh-ohRed, White and Black we display ...ey-ey, ey-ey'Cause I'm a Trini all the way'Cause I'm a Trini all the way.

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!

"Today we stand together, proud of our diversityOur people food and culture blended in harmonyWe must defeat all the evils, this we should believeWe must defeat all the evils, this we should believe'Cause together we aspire, together we achieve'Cause together we aspire, together we achieve."

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creationBlessed be my beautiful peopleBlessed be the day of our awakeningBlessed is my countryBlessed are her patient hills.

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Lord, Please walk beside me through this day. Clear the heavy air with the lightness of Your Presence. Guide my hands and steady my heart that I may give comfort when I cannot give hope, that I may give relief when I do not have a cure, and that I may radiate Your healing peace when the limits of science, time, and the human body overwhelm us all.Amen